Federal safety regulators from OSHA have a special term for companies they deem particularly problematic when it comes to safety issues. They are termed "severe violators," and the agency mandates especially close scrutiny and follow-up remedial actions on them...
Month: March 2013
Daylight savings time: Consequences, including workplace injuries
On Behalf of Bashein & Bashein Company, L.P.A. | Mar 25, 2013 | Construction Accidents
Fall back, spring forward.Most adult Americans are quite familiar with that mantra, given the twice-annual ritual of complying with daylight savings time (DST) adjustments that tweak both body clocks and official times across the country, including in Ohio.Less...
Forklift operators improve safety outcomes through video games
On Behalf of Bashein & Bashein Company, L.P.A. | Mar 20, 2013 | Construction Accidents
For years, all most kids have needed to have unbridled fun is an engrossing video game coupled with a joystick for maneuvering around with.Now the same is true of a rather unlikely demographic, namely, forklift operators. Those employees are suddenly front and center...
Regulators respond to problem of trucks striking low bridges
On Behalf of Bashein & Bashein Company, L.P.A. | Mar 18, 2013 | Truck Accidents
If, while driving, you've ever thought that some bridges across roadways seem unduly low for some of the commercial trucks busily engaged in transit, your instincts are correct: With alarming frequency, big rigs do not have enough clearance to pass safely beneath...
In memoriam: Ohio and Texas towns grieve for teen accident victims
On Behalf of Bashein & Bashein Company, L.P.A. | Mar 13, 2013 | Car Accidents
Ohio's worst motor vehicle accident in more than three years and, reportedly, the deadliest car accident in Trumbull County in its history, continues to be investigated in the wake of what transpired near Warren early last Sunday morning.It is of course difficult to...
Volvo invents first air bag for pedestrians struck by cars
On Behalf of Bashein & Bashein Company, L.P.A. | Mar 11, 2013 | Car Accidents
An engineer from Swedish auto maker Volvo first came up with the idea of the 3-point seat belt, the integrated lap and shoulder harness now standard in all vehicles. Now the company is focused on mass production of the world's first pedestrian air bag, designed to...
Ohio bartender who alerts police to drunk patron fired for action
On Behalf of Bashein & Bashein Company, L.P.A. | Mar 7, 2013 | Car Accidents
Shelby Police Chief Charlie Roub says that he is "not very pleased" by the recent decision of a local business employer.That decision -- noteworthy enough to garner headlines in media outlets across the country -- was this: firing a bartender for alerting police to a...
Trucking advocacy group, safety organization spar over crash data
On Behalf of Bashein & Bashein Company, L.P.A. | Mar 4, 2013 | Truck Accidents
There's a war of words going on, although most members of the general motoring public in Ohio and elsewhere across the country likely know little or even nothing about it.The participants are the American Trucking Associations (ATA) and the Truck Safety Coalition...
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